"Why Americans Still Have to Fight for the Streets; The post-World War II Supreme Court offers a guide for understanding the threat of supremacists' words and actions": Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg View.Posted at 09:38 PM by Howard Bashman

"Federal Judicial Nominations: A Quick Recap; The August recess offers a good opportunity to evaluate the state of play in judicial nominations." David Lat has this post at "Above the Law."Posted at 09:40 PM by Howard Bashman

Thursday, August 17, 2017

"In Backing Alt-Right, A.C.L.U. Embraces Role in Defending 'Groups We Detest'": Joseph Goldstein of The New York Times has this report.Posted at 09:15 PM by Howard Bashman

"Labour brawl: A new threat to public-sector unions is headed to the Supreme Court; Can a union charge non-members for negotiating on their behalf?" Steven Mazie has this post at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist.Posted at 08:24 PM by Howard Bashman

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Programming note: This morning, I will be meeting with co-counsel in an appeal scheduled for oral argument next week. As a result, additional posts will appear here this afternoon.

"Can Lower Courts Identify Scrivener's Errors on Remand in Higher Courts' Opinions? A Thought on Judge Posner in Sears." Asher Steinberg has this post at his blog, "The Narrowest Grounds."Posted at 05:26 PM by Howard Bashman

As some readers will know, Judge Thapar had previously been the author of published Sixth Circuit opinions, but those issued while he was sitting by designation in his former capacity as a federal district judge.Posted at 02:16 PM by Howard Bashman

"Swing time: Justice Kennedy will take centre stage during the Supreme Court's upcoming term; Disputes over gerrymandering, gay rights and Donald Trump's travel ban may hinge on his vote." Steven Mazie has this post at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist.Posted at 01:44 PM by Howard Bashman

"Texas is Ground Zero as Trump steers the federal judiciary to the right; With 13 federal spots open, Trump set to impact legal climate": Kevin Diaz of The Houston Chronicle has this report.Posted at 03:55 PM by Howard Bashman